This is your reminder that you should place your order before tonight at 8:00PM.
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Items that you have placed in your shopping cart will be ordered on your behalf on Tuesday at 8:00PM. If you do not intend to order, please ensure that your shopping cart is empty.
Notes about this week's items:
New Potatoes from Pfenning's
There are half bushels of white, yellow and red new potatoes available from Pfenning's this week. Paul ran out of last year's potatoes. That is why we were short last week. Sorry again for the inconvenience.
Bean orders
I got a call from Steve Rounds of Hillbilly beans today. He was on vacation last week and did not get my email order and phone calls until today! He assured me that he is able to deliver beans, peas, lentils and barley (under grains on the order form) for us this Friday, so go ahead and order! We currently have some mixes that have non-local beans in them. Bermuda Bean Salad Mix and Trail Blazer Beans in 1 lb bags contain non-local Chick Peas and/or Lima beans. If we offer these mixes in the future they will be mixed without the non-local beans. Steve also has Adzuki beans in stock as our members have shown interest in them!
Mint from Little City Farm
Karin will have bunches of mint available this week. It is not on the order form yet, but watch for it when she confirms the quantity she has available.
Meat and Cheese prices are approximate on our order form
The exact price of the piece of cheese or package of meat that you choose will be added to your total on Friday. Please ensure that these items are available when you check out so we can add them to your total.
For those of you participating in the 100 mile challenge, please be aware that our products are not all 100% local. The fruit and vegetables are grown within 100 miles (160.9 km), but our processed foods are processed locally with a majority of local ingredients, where possible. Please ask if you are unsure of an item.
See you on Friday,
Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Bailey's Buying Club - Ordering is now open for July 17, 2009
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Whew! That was MAYHEM! A state of rowdy disorder. I soooo appreciate those of you who took it in stride and enjoyed talking with the people near you in line. When I apologized to one of you for the long line, you said "Nah! This is great. It's a hub of community energy!" Thank you for that positive angle! I also want to thank the Kind Soul who cleaned up the glass my son Foster broke at the kids' snack table. You are an angel.
Why are we working with Traditional Foods
Let me tell you about Traditional Foods and why we are still working with them even though they are disorganized and were so late yesterday. Noah and Bruce (sitting on the back of the pick-up truck on Friday) are part of a group of farmers working together who all use an agreed upon "natural" method of farming which means EXCLUDING vaccines, hormones, GMO in the feed, and antibiotics and INCLUDING a program of natural supplements for soil and animals (think of it as fish oil and flaxseed supplements that we might take). They are in a time of transition as they find a new driver and someone to coordinate the sales, inventory and deliveries. I want to work with them because they are a group of small farmers working together that can provide us with more than any one farmer can do alone. From Traditional Foods we can get beef, pork, chicken, eggs, mesclun mix and maybe flour and natural chicken feed (for backyard hens) in the future. Buying from them means we are encouraging cooperation which leads to stronger small farms and stronger rural communities and a more secure local food system. If you know someone who would be interested in being a driver for Traditional Foods, email me. This person needs a van or truck with a hitch and needs to be available most of the day on Fridays. It would be a great way to get to know these farmers. I have pamphlets from them for you to pick up next week.
I also have a soft spot for Amish farmers since I grew next door to an Amish community in Indiana (my dad taught in an Amish school for 23 years). I want to see Amish farmers succeed despite the push for the convenience of technology and the "bigger is better" mentality of the current agricultural system. Another neat thing about Traditional Foods is that they get their eggs graded at a facility that employees people with developmental challenges. We want to support businesses that hire people with all sorts of different abilities. I'll post pamphlets about this egg-grading program on the church bulletin board next to the kids' snack table. I'll also put up the two articles about Bailey's Local Foods that were in the local papers in case you didn't see them. The Record article is online at http://news.therecord.com/article/549188 and the Waterloo Chronicle article can be found at http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/article/179387.
How can we make this model work?
If any of you are able to come after 4:30, that will help because it is pretty calm and quiet from 5-7. If you are able to pay with cheque, that is handy for us. Cash is okay too, we just prefer cheques. To speed things up and decrease confusion, we'll put a volunteer by the fridges and freezer who can hand you what you are looking for. If you'd like to volunteer for this role a couple hours here and there, let us know. If you'd like to volunteer for another role, let Rachael or I know too. Such as playing the piano during pick up (there was a grand piano there yesterday!), setting up, check-out, and cooking us meals. Just kidding. Sort of. If you want to bring us supper on Friday, we might have to kiss you.
A Profit and Learnings
The good news is that Rachael and I were able to pay ourselves the week of July 3! We had 200 orders July 10 (started with 95 on May 29) so the gross profit was high enough to leave enough of a margin to cover expenses and pay Rachael and I for some of the time we have worked. We are learning how to improve this model each week. Yesterday we learned that we need to only use one unit of measurement for peas (not pounds, quarts AND litres) and that more room was needed for people to scoop out their litres of cherries. We also learned that it worked better to have the cheese in the coolers instead of the fridge.
Awesome video clip on local food
A buying club member passed on a link to a powerful and snazzy little video that is part of the Eat Real, Eat Local campaign by Hellman's (of all companies). But hey, if large corporations give us a cute and powerful tool that works to convert people to the importance of eating local food, let's use it! I showed it to my kids (1, 3, and 7 and they loved the animations) http://www.stimulantonline.ca/stimulus/1048/eat_canada.html This is the kind of tool that is handy for book clubs, Sunday school classes, workshops and other places you may be discussing the importance of local food.
Meal ideas
Okay, meal ideas for this week. Well, with this cool weather we've been having, it makes me want to simmer a pot of soup. I've got a pot of chicken broth (from leftover bones of supper last night) into which I'm going to throw some lentils, peas, and dill. I'm into simple meals, can you tell? For supper I'm going to make a fake lasagne with lots of local basil, hamburger, cheddar, kale, green onions. No tomato sauce, just slices of tomato on top. I have local noodles from last year that I'll use. We're still working on finding someone who will make us noodles from local flour. I DID find local semolina flour from Arva Flour Mills! So that brings us one step closer.
Features this week
Noah recommends trying the ham steaks on the grill. He says that they are ¾ inch thick and uncured. He also recommends the stewing beef used as "kebabs". Traditional foods has 10 more chickens at the sale price of $2.50/lb. Noah has lowered the beef patties price by $1 to encourage you to try them. Ingredients for some products can be found at http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ingredients.php. We are adding information as we get it.
Peas shelled and ready for your freezer!
I'm sorry this email is getting sooo long but I HAVE to tell you about this window of opportunity to put enough peas away for winter without needing to shell them! The woman who delivers us the fruit from Palatine has a connection with an organic farm that has a pea sheller. So they grow the peas, shell them and all we have to do is throw the bags in the freezer. They come in BIG 10 pound bags. If I have time I'll put them in four smaller bags but I didn't have time for that last year and I could just give the bag a whack and enough would come loose to pour into the pot for supper. They do make an interesting foam on top when boiled (kind of like when you boil beans but less) but it rinses off and did not slow us down in eating them several times a week. We never know how long these peas will last so get them while you can. I had five bags in the freezer last year and we ran out in February.
Some of you were asking for bulk shelling peas. We have not connected with a farmer who has enough for bulk sales. We may be able to get large boxes from Pfenning's.
Feta
We have feta now!! Millbank is able to deliver feta from Shepherds Gourmet! Just in time for the tomato and cucumber salads. See their website for more details on the feta http://www.shepherdgourmetdairy.com/
Flour update and London
We'd like to buy flour from Arva Flour Mills more often but it is a long trip for a trunk full of flour. If you are going to London anyway and are willing to help out by picking up a small load of flour, let me know. I need a couple days notice to place an order. We've updated the Oak Manor products to show you which are local at this time. In the Fall more of them are from within 100 miles but when the supply runs out Perry has to go further afield to find organic grains. The oats are from northern Ontario right now.
New cherry price
We guessed that a litre of cherries was one pound but it is actually 1.5 lbs. So we need to raise the price a bit. Consider the first week a "special" on cherries. I have a quick tip for pitting cherries from a buying club member: Freeze cherries with pits intact. Once thawed, push the flat edge of a chef's knife over top, and the pits slip right out. I asked for more details on how Eva and Rene of Palatine manage their orchard. I had understood that they farm without chemical sprays but they do use them on occasion. Here is a description from Mary Jane who delivers the luscious fruits to us:
Eva and Rene do farm as organically as they can. But that does not mean no sprays. Even organic farmers have to use sprays. Eva and Rene do use fungicide and pesticide, but so do organic farmers. It is just that under organic convention the fungicides and pesticides are less toxic such as sulphur and neem oil (which Eva and Rene use heavily). Rene will start with the least toxic form of spray first, and move up if need be. They do leave themselves the option to use 'regular' fungicide if absolutely necessary (Since he eats his own fruit he really tries not to). They never use a 'pre-pick' fungicide that the other farmers use, which is meant to follow the fruit into the stores and storage...
For pests they use something called Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Same principle as above....they check to see that they have pests before spraying. They do not do preventative spraying. They will start with the least toxic spray to address that particular pest. They also use pheromones (which is not a spray) to 'fool' the little guys and disrupt their cycles! Most of these sprays that he uses also would be acceptable under certified organic!
Fertilization is also organic. They do not use chemical fertilizers that deplete the soil.
Why sometimes no honey or maple syrup?
If we don't meet our minimum of $100 in orders, we don't place an order with the farmers who provide us this sweet liquid gold.
Okay, it's after 11 PM. Time to send this and go to bed.
Keep up the good eating ya'll,
Nina
Bailey's Local Foods
www.baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your strawberry boxes and egg cartons again if you return them.
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Whew! That was MAYHEM! A state of rowdy disorder. I soooo appreciate those of you who took it in stride and enjoyed talking with the people near you in line. When I apologized to one of you for the long line, you said "Nah! This is great. It's a hub of community energy!" Thank you for that positive angle! I also want to thank the Kind Soul who cleaned up the glass my son Foster broke at the kids' snack table. You are an angel.
Why are we working with Traditional Foods
Let me tell you about Traditional Foods and why we are still working with them even though they are disorganized and were so late yesterday. Noah and Bruce (sitting on the back of the pick-up truck on Friday) are part of a group of farmers working together who all use an agreed upon "natural" method of farming which means EXCLUDING vaccines, hormones, GMO in the feed, and antibiotics and INCLUDING a program of natural supplements for soil and animals (think of it as fish oil and flaxseed supplements that we might take). They are in a time of transition as they find a new driver and someone to coordinate the sales, inventory and deliveries. I want to work with them because they are a group of small farmers working together that can provide us with more than any one farmer can do alone. From Traditional Foods we can get beef, pork, chicken, eggs, mesclun mix and maybe flour and natural chicken feed (for backyard hens) in the future. Buying from them means we are encouraging cooperation which leads to stronger small farms and stronger rural communities and a more secure local food system. If you know someone who would be interested in being a driver for Traditional Foods, email me. This person needs a van or truck with a hitch and needs to be available most of the day on Fridays. It would be a great way to get to know these farmers. I have pamphlets from them for you to pick up next week.
I also have a soft spot for Amish farmers since I grew next door to an Amish community in Indiana (my dad taught in an Amish school for 23 years). I want to see Amish farmers succeed despite the push for the convenience of technology and the "bigger is better" mentality of the current agricultural system. Another neat thing about Traditional Foods is that they get their eggs graded at a facility that employees people with developmental challenges. We want to support businesses that hire people with all sorts of different abilities. I'll post pamphlets about this egg-grading program on the church bulletin board next to the kids' snack table. I'll also put up the two articles about Bailey's Local Foods that were in the local papers in case you didn't see them. The Record article is online at http://news.therecord.com/article/549188 and the Waterloo Chronicle article can be found at http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/article/179387.
How can we make this model work?
If any of you are able to come after 4:30, that will help because it is pretty calm and quiet from 5-7. If you are able to pay with cheque, that is handy for us. Cash is okay too, we just prefer cheques. To speed things up and decrease confusion, we'll put a volunteer by the fridges and freezer who can hand you what you are looking for. If you'd like to volunteer for this role a couple hours here and there, let us know. If you'd like to volunteer for another role, let Rachael or I know too. Such as playing the piano during pick up (there was a grand piano there yesterday!), setting up, check-out, and cooking us meals. Just kidding. Sort of. If you want to bring us supper on Friday, we might have to kiss you.
A Profit and Learnings
The good news is that Rachael and I were able to pay ourselves the week of July 3! We had 200 orders July 10 (started with 95 on May 29) so the gross profit was high enough to leave enough of a margin to cover expenses and pay Rachael and I for some of the time we have worked. We are learning how to improve this model each week. Yesterday we learned that we need to only use one unit of measurement for peas (not pounds, quarts AND litres) and that more room was needed for people to scoop out their litres of cherries. We also learned that it worked better to have the cheese in the coolers instead of the fridge.
Awesome video clip on local food
A buying club member passed on a link to a powerful and snazzy little video that is part of the Eat Real, Eat Local campaign by Hellman's (of all companies). But hey, if large corporations give us a cute and powerful tool that works to convert people to the importance of eating local food, let's use it! I showed it to my kids (1, 3, and 7 and they loved the animations) http://www.stimulantonline.ca/stimulus/1048/eat_canada.html This is the kind of tool that is handy for book clubs, Sunday school classes, workshops and other places you may be discussing the importance of local food.
Meal ideas
Okay, meal ideas for this week. Well, with this cool weather we've been having, it makes me want to simmer a pot of soup. I've got a pot of chicken broth (from leftover bones of supper last night) into which I'm going to throw some lentils, peas, and dill. I'm into simple meals, can you tell? For supper I'm going to make a fake lasagne with lots of local basil, hamburger, cheddar, kale, green onions. No tomato sauce, just slices of tomato on top. I have local noodles from last year that I'll use. We're still working on finding someone who will make us noodles from local flour. I DID find local semolina flour from Arva Flour Mills! So that brings us one step closer.
Features this week
Noah recommends trying the ham steaks on the grill. He says that they are ¾ inch thick and uncured. He also recommends the stewing beef used as "kebabs". Traditional foods has 10 more chickens at the sale price of $2.50/lb. Noah has lowered the beef patties price by $1 to encourage you to try them. Ingredients for some products can be found at http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ingredients.php. We are adding information as we get it.
Peas shelled and ready for your freezer!
I'm sorry this email is getting sooo long but I HAVE to tell you about this window of opportunity to put enough peas away for winter without needing to shell them! The woman who delivers us the fruit from Palatine has a connection with an organic farm that has a pea sheller. So they grow the peas, shell them and all we have to do is throw the bags in the freezer. They come in BIG 10 pound bags. If I have time I'll put them in four smaller bags but I didn't have time for that last year and I could just give the bag a whack and enough would come loose to pour into the pot for supper. They do make an interesting foam on top when boiled (kind of like when you boil beans but less) but it rinses off and did not slow us down in eating them several times a week. We never know how long these peas will last so get them while you can. I had five bags in the freezer last year and we ran out in February.
Some of you were asking for bulk shelling peas. We have not connected with a farmer who has enough for bulk sales. We may be able to get large boxes from Pfenning's.
Feta
We have feta now!! Millbank is able to deliver feta from Shepherds Gourmet! Just in time for the tomato and cucumber salads. See their website for more details on the feta http://www.shepherdgourmetdairy.com/
Flour update and London
We'd like to buy flour from Arva Flour Mills more often but it is a long trip for a trunk full of flour. If you are going to London anyway and are willing to help out by picking up a small load of flour, let me know. I need a couple days notice to place an order. We've updated the Oak Manor products to show you which are local at this time. In the Fall more of them are from within 100 miles but when the supply runs out Perry has to go further afield to find organic grains. The oats are from northern Ontario right now.
New cherry price
We guessed that a litre of cherries was one pound but it is actually 1.5 lbs. So we need to raise the price a bit. Consider the first week a "special" on cherries. I have a quick tip for pitting cherries from a buying club member: Freeze cherries with pits intact. Once thawed, push the flat edge of a chef's knife over top, and the pits slip right out. I asked for more details on how Eva and Rene of Palatine manage their orchard. I had understood that they farm without chemical sprays but they do use them on occasion. Here is a description from Mary Jane who delivers the luscious fruits to us:
Eva and Rene do farm as organically as they can. But that does not mean no sprays. Even organic farmers have to use sprays. Eva and Rene do use fungicide and pesticide, but so do organic farmers. It is just that under organic convention the fungicides and pesticides are less toxic such as sulphur and neem oil (which Eva and Rene use heavily). Rene will start with the least toxic form of spray first, and move up if need be. They do leave themselves the option to use 'regular' fungicide if absolutely necessary (Since he eats his own fruit he really tries not to). They never use a 'pre-pick' fungicide that the other farmers use, which is meant to follow the fruit into the stores and storage...
For pests they use something called Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Same principle as above....they check to see that they have pests before spraying. They do not do preventative spraying. They will start with the least toxic spray to address that particular pest. They also use pheromones (which is not a spray) to 'fool' the little guys and disrupt their cycles! Most of these sprays that he uses also would be acceptable under certified organic!
Fertilization is also organic. They do not use chemical fertilizers that deplete the soil.
Why sometimes no honey or maple syrup?
If we don't meet our minimum of $100 in orders, we don't place an order with the farmers who provide us this sweet liquid gold.
Okay, it's after 11 PM. Time to send this and go to bed.
Keep up the good eating ya'll,
Nina
Bailey's Local Foods
www.baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your strawberry boxes and egg cartons again if you return them.
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Baileys Local Food Buying Club - Weekly Pickup Reminder
If you put in an order this week it will be ready for you to pick up on Friday, July 10 from 3:30 until 7:00PM in Hilliard Hall at the First United Church at 16 William Street West in Waterloo. You can check you order by logging in at http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering.
Some notes about this week's items:
- Swiss Chard from Pfenning's was sold out.
- We did not meet the minimum to order honey this week. There will be a few containers on the spontaneous table that were extra from last week.
- Snap Peas will be provided by Pfenning's this week as Antony of Soiled Reputation is waiting an extra week for sweeter peas.
- The cabbages were bigger than we expected. The price is now $3.75 per head.
A limited quantity of 1/4 lb bags of Mesculn Salad Mix from Traditional Foods (valued at $3.50) will be on the Spontaneous Table for the introductory price of $2.00! One bag per family, please.
Produce bags
Some items like peas and cherries are sold by the litre box. The boxes we have are for measurment only. Please bring small bags to bring these items home in.
Why is there a video camera at the Pickup?
Smile! You may be videotaped on Friday. There will be a camera shooting background footage of our pickup. The Creation Care DVD by Mennonite Central Committee Ontario is an education series which will show real life examples of sustainable living. The section on food and eating sustainably will show the audience how to become involved in CSAs and other local food movements.
Please enter through the white kitchen door off Caroline Street.
Due to construction on William Street you may have to cross a stream of water that runs through the parking lot. Please wear appropriate footwear to reach the church and your order!
You will find a pickup slip with your name on it listing the items that you ordered this week. Pick up all your items (including those in the fridges and freezer), check out our spontaneous table then head to our checkout area.
We will have extra items for you to purchase on our Spontaneous Tablein front of the blue cupboards just in case you forgot anything. Anyone can purchase items from the Spontaneous Table. You don't even have to be a Member!
We will have cookies for sale this week, so bring some extra change for a treat. There will be room to socialize and mingle. Expect your pick-up to take awhile.
In out checkout area, please help us and our volunteers by removing all items from your bag for the checkout process. Please be patient as this area will likely be quite busy.
We accept payment in cash or cheque (made out to Bailey's Local Foods). The total from your shopping cart is always approximate. We will try to ensure that you only pay for the items available this week as local food can sometimes be unpredictable and items that are priced by the pound are approximate on the order form.
When writing cheques, please ensure that the date is correct (it's 2009!) and that the numbers you write (digits and words) match. Also, if you make your cheque out to anything other than Bailey's Local Foods the bank won't cash it. We need you to sign it too! Please help us to avoid these costly errors.
You need to bring your own bagsto carry your items home. We have boxes, but do not have any plastic bags. A limited number of cloth bags will be available for sale.
If possible, consider walking, biking or bringing a wagon to pick up your order. If you are driving, please be aware that William Street is currently closed for construction between King Street and Euclid Street. You can access the Waterloo Town Square Parking Lot by Caroline Street, Alexandra Avenue, Willis Way or King Street by the LCBO. We have been asked not to park in the church parking lot.
**Please don't forget to pick up your order! At approximately 6:30PM, if you have not picked up your order, we will call the number you provided (when you registered) with a friendly reminder. At 7:00PM we will pack up your order and add the $15 packing fee to your order total. If you have not picked up your order by 7:30PM (or when we finish cleaning up) your order will be donated - and you still get the pleasure of paying for it. We need to receive payment for this week's order before you can order for the following week.
If you are not happy with what you receive, all claims for missing/damaged items must be made at the pick-up site before 7:00PM that same day. After 7:00PM all sales are final.
Thank you,
Rachael and Nina
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Ordering for July 10 ends tonight at 8:00 PM
This is your reminder that you should place your order before tonight at 8:00PM.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
Items that you have placed in your shopping cart will be ordered on your behalf on Tuesday at 8:00PM. If you do not intend to order, please ensure that your shopping cart is empty.
Someone forgot a child's pink hat at the church. Please let me know if it is yours.
Notes about this week's items:
Cherries
It turns out that we have our choice of TWO kinds of sweet cherries this week! Lapin cherries are a larger sweet black cherry and Hedelfingen are a bit smaller cherry with a good flavour. You can see some pictures of cherries online at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/cherry_gallery.htm. Existing orders will be filled with Lapin cherries.
Chicken on special from Traditional Foods
Sorry about the chicken confusion. We have roasting chicken on special this week. Roasters are younger than stewing chickens (younger means more tender). They are whole chickens, 5 lbs or larger for $2.50 per pound. They are on the order form under "meat".
Wild Grape Leaves
Kain of Little City Farm is offering Wild Grape leaves (with recipe). You can get a bag of 10 large leaves for $2.50. They have been added to this week's order form under "other".
Soiled Reputation Basil and Snap Peas
We guessed at the price and quantity of Antony's Basil and we were wrong. Antony is offering basil tops for $6.25 per 1/2 lb. This is quite a lot of basil, since the leaves are so light. We have asked him to package 1/4 lb bags for $3.25 to fill your existing orders.
Antony's Snap Peas may not be ready this week. We should be able to get Snap Peas from Pfennings if this is the case.
Meat and Cheese prices are approximate on our order form
The exact price of the piece of cheese or package of meat that you choose will be added to your total on Friday. Please ensure that these items are available when you check out so we can add them to your total.
For those of you participating in the 100 mile challenge, please be aware that our products are not all 100% local. The fruit and vegetables are grown within 100 miles (160.9 km), but our processed foods are processed locally with a majority of local ingredients, where possible. Please ask if you are unsure of an item.
All this sun is making very sweet cherries!
Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
Is this your first email from us?
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You are receiving this notification because you are a member of Bailey's Local Food Buying Club.
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Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
Items that you have placed in your shopping cart will be ordered on your behalf on Tuesday at 8:00PM. If you do not intend to order, please ensure that your shopping cart is empty.
Someone forgot a child's pink hat at the church. Please let me know if it is yours.
Notes about this week's items:
Cherries
It turns out that we have our choice of TWO kinds of sweet cherries this week! Lapin cherries are a larger sweet black cherry and Hedelfingen are a bit smaller cherry with a good flavour. You can see some pictures of cherries online at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/cherry_gallery.htm. Existing orders will be filled with Lapin cherries.
Chicken on special from Traditional Foods
Sorry about the chicken confusion. We have roasting chicken on special this week. Roasters are younger than stewing chickens (younger means more tender). They are whole chickens, 5 lbs or larger for $2.50 per pound. They are on the order form under "meat".
Wild Grape Leaves
Kain of Little City Farm is offering Wild Grape leaves (with recipe). You can get a bag of 10 large leaves for $2.50. They have been added to this week's order form under "other".
Soiled Reputation Basil and Snap Peas
We guessed at the price and quantity of Antony's Basil and we were wrong. Antony is offering basil tops for $6.25 per 1/2 lb. This is quite a lot of basil, since the leaves are so light. We have asked him to package 1/4 lb bags for $3.25 to fill your existing orders.
Antony's Snap Peas may not be ready this week. We should be able to get Snap Peas from Pfennings if this is the case.
Meat and Cheese prices are approximate on our order form
The exact price of the piece of cheese or package of meat that you choose will be added to your total on Friday. Please ensure that these items are available when you check out so we can add them to your total.
For those of you participating in the 100 mile challenge, please be aware that our products are not all 100% local. The fruit and vegetables are grown within 100 miles (160.9 km), but our processed foods are processed locally with a majority of local ingredients, where possible. Please ask if you are unsure of an item.
All this sun is making very sweet cherries!
Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
Bailey's Buying Club - Ordering is now open for July 10, 2009
Hi Folks,
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
Did you celebrate Canada Day by sharing local food? We didn't. We went out for Chinese. We DID celebrate two family birthdays this week with local sausages, hot dogs, buns, and DELUXE salads. Glorious feasts. Matthew accidentally discovered a great twist on the traditional broccoli salad. He put the Brick Hot Pepper cheese in the broccoli salad (you know the one, with bacon) thinking it was sundried tomato and garlic cheddar. The bits of hot zingy cheese in the salad were extremely tasty! You might want to warn the old ladies if you bring this version to the church potluck. No, I'm kidding. It wasn't very hot. Just a nice zing.
Do you feel like you are living in a rain forest? Imagine farming in this wetness! Selema said that the iceberg lettuce is rotting in the fields from the bottom up. The other head lettuces are faring better, thank goodness. Saloma Bowman said that the strawberry pickers (mostly teens) were out picking in the rain with plastic bags over their heads and as improvised rain coats. She said that they made it fun by slipping in the mud. The sun this weekend is much needed to dry the fields out and ripen the fruits and vegetables. Farmers are cautious to drive tractors in or even walk in wet fields. Walking in wet fields compacts the soil which makes it harder for roots to spread out and find the nutrients that they need.
Cherries this week?
Speaking of ripening fruits. We MAY get the first sweet cherries this week!! Our first fruits from Niagara! Those of you who were not a part of the buying club last year are in for a nice surprise. We offer fruits from Palatine Fruit and Roses in Niagara that are better than any soft fruits I've ever had before. They do not use chemicals. They pick the fruit at the perfect time for us and they grow varieties of many things that we cannot find in stores. So go ahead and order your first cherries. They offer them in 10 lb or 20 lb boxes. 10 lbs of cherries may sound like a lot but they are gone in about three days in our house - just eating them fresh! If you are wondering how to pit a lot of cherries to freeze them or make jams, pies, etc..., my mom uses a bobby pin. She pokes the curved end in and hooks the pit and pulls it out. I have a pitter I picked up at a garage sale but it is not much faster than the bobby pin. I also just tear them in half with my fingers and flick out the pit. It is juicy, red-staining work. I look like I just butchered a chicken with my bare hands when I'm done. I froze just one big bag of cherries last year and they were, of course, my favourite kind fruit to use in a smoothie and milkshake. We also offer cherries in litre baskets.
Deli meats and Sundried Tomato and Feta Sausages
We are offering Stemmler's deli meats and hot dogs again this week. They have changed the "rub" they put on the deli roast beef so that it does not contain sulphites anymore. We are also offering Sundried Tomato and Feta Sausages from Stemmler's. The feta and sundried tomatoes are not local but they are SO DARN GOOD. They have basil in them too, which is a lovely touch.
Hot Chili Sauce is a winner
If you are like me you just got a jar or two of the new preserves from Edna and Melinda of Country Flavour we offered last week to begin your taste-testing. The Hot Chili Sauce is REALLY GOOD. I'd use it as a salsa even. Now I know that I want to have a couple jars in the pantry ready to pull out. We won't offer the full selection every week but we are again this week.
Gifts of local food
Have you thought about giving local food as gifts these days? A bottle of maple syrup is always a welcome gift (unless the recipient is diabetic). Now that we have so many relishes and jams from Country Flavour, you could give an assortment of four in a basket or box. A small jar of honey would fit in that mix too.
Special on Natural Chicken
Traditional Foods Farms has an abundance of chicken in their freezer from last Fall that they need to move out to make room for this year's chicken. They raise their chickens without vaccines, hormones, or chemicals. This week you can get these whole chickens on special.
Bread from Neil at Rundles
I know that a lot of you like whole grains so we are adding a multigrain to the breads offered from Neil. A highlight of my day (Friday - pick-up) was standing at the counter in the kitchen and tearing off chunks of the sourdough from Neil, dipping it into plain cream on top yogurt and trying to eat it without dripping on my shirt. Have you tried dipping bread into plain yogurt? It is so satisfying and simple and perfect. A friend exposed me to the combo in high school and I've loved it ever since.
Eggs in Different Sizes
Why do most people want large eggs? Chickens lay a variety of sizes of eggs. We are now offering different sizes of eggs to help Farmers sell the other sizes. You get more bang for your buck with the small eggs. They are less than half the price of the large eggs AND are more than half the size of the large.
We are ready to grow!
Will you help us spread the word to other folks who value local food? We think that we can handle another one hundred families. If you know of a place that you'd like to put up a small poster for Bailey's Local Foods or flyers (your work? church? group?) send us an email. If you like the model of this local food buying club, tell your friends and neighbours how to register and order. You can mentor them :) Thank you in advance!
The asparagus and rhubarb are done. The strawberries have one last week. And now it is the beginning of cherries! Isn't this fun?
Blessings on you and your families,
Nina
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your strawberry boxes and egg cartons again if you return them.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
You are receiving Nina's messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Food Buying Club.
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Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
Did you celebrate Canada Day by sharing local food? We didn't. We went out for Chinese. We DID celebrate two family birthdays this week with local sausages, hot dogs, buns, and DELUXE salads. Glorious feasts. Matthew accidentally discovered a great twist on the traditional broccoli salad. He put the Brick Hot Pepper cheese in the broccoli salad (you know the one, with bacon) thinking it was sundried tomato and garlic cheddar. The bits of hot zingy cheese in the salad were extremely tasty! You might want to warn the old ladies if you bring this version to the church potluck. No, I'm kidding. It wasn't very hot. Just a nice zing.
Do you feel like you are living in a rain forest? Imagine farming in this wetness! Selema said that the iceberg lettuce is rotting in the fields from the bottom up. The other head lettuces are faring better, thank goodness. Saloma Bowman said that the strawberry pickers (mostly teens) were out picking in the rain with plastic bags over their heads and as improvised rain coats. She said that they made it fun by slipping in the mud. The sun this weekend is much needed to dry the fields out and ripen the fruits and vegetables. Farmers are cautious to drive tractors in or even walk in wet fields. Walking in wet fields compacts the soil which makes it harder for roots to spread out and find the nutrients that they need.
Cherries this week?
Speaking of ripening fruits. We MAY get the first sweet cherries this week!! Our first fruits from Niagara! Those of you who were not a part of the buying club last year are in for a nice surprise. We offer fruits from Palatine Fruit and Roses in Niagara that are better than any soft fruits I've ever had before. They do not use chemicals. They pick the fruit at the perfect time for us and they grow varieties of many things that we cannot find in stores. So go ahead and order your first cherries. They offer them in 10 lb or 20 lb boxes. 10 lbs of cherries may sound like a lot but they are gone in about three days in our house - just eating them fresh! If you are wondering how to pit a lot of cherries to freeze them or make jams, pies, etc..., my mom uses a bobby pin. She pokes the curved end in and hooks the pit and pulls it out. I have a pitter I picked up at a garage sale but it is not much faster than the bobby pin. I also just tear them in half with my fingers and flick out the pit. It is juicy, red-staining work. I look like I just butchered a chicken with my bare hands when I'm done. I froze just one big bag of cherries last year and they were, of course, my favourite kind fruit to use in a smoothie and milkshake. We also offer cherries in litre baskets.
Deli meats and Sundried Tomato and Feta Sausages
We are offering Stemmler's deli meats and hot dogs again this week. They have changed the "rub" they put on the deli roast beef so that it does not contain sulphites anymore. We are also offering Sundried Tomato and Feta Sausages from Stemmler's. The feta and sundried tomatoes are not local but they are SO DARN GOOD. They have basil in them too, which is a lovely touch.
Hot Chili Sauce is a winner
If you are like me you just got a jar or two of the new preserves from Edna and Melinda of Country Flavour we offered last week to begin your taste-testing. The Hot Chili Sauce is REALLY GOOD. I'd use it as a salsa even. Now I know that I want to have a couple jars in the pantry ready to pull out. We won't offer the full selection every week but we are again this week.
Gifts of local food
Have you thought about giving local food as gifts these days? A bottle of maple syrup is always a welcome gift (unless the recipient is diabetic). Now that we have so many relishes and jams from Country Flavour, you could give an assortment of four in a basket or box. A small jar of honey would fit in that mix too.
Special on Natural Chicken
Traditional Foods Farms has an abundance of chicken in their freezer from last Fall that they need to move out to make room for this year's chicken. They raise their chickens without vaccines, hormones, or chemicals. This week you can get these whole chickens on special.
Bread from Neil at Rundles
I know that a lot of you like whole grains so we are adding a multigrain to the breads offered from Neil. A highlight of my day (Friday - pick-up) was standing at the counter in the kitchen and tearing off chunks of the sourdough from Neil, dipping it into plain cream on top yogurt and trying to eat it without dripping on my shirt. Have you tried dipping bread into plain yogurt? It is so satisfying and simple and perfect. A friend exposed me to the combo in high school and I've loved it ever since.
Eggs in Different Sizes
Why do most people want large eggs? Chickens lay a variety of sizes of eggs. We are now offering different sizes of eggs to help Farmers sell the other sizes. You get more bang for your buck with the small eggs. They are less than half the price of the large eggs AND are more than half the size of the large.
We are ready to grow!
Will you help us spread the word to other folks who value local food? We think that we can handle another one hundred families. If you know of a place that you'd like to put up a small poster for Bailey's Local Foods or flyers (your work? church? group?) send us an email. If you like the model of this local food buying club, tell your friends and neighbours how to register and order. You can mentor them :) Thank you in advance!
The asparagus and rhubarb are done. The strawberries have one last week. And now it is the beginning of cherries! Isn't this fun?
Blessings on you and your families,
Nina
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your strawberry boxes and egg cartons again if you return them.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
You are receiving Nina's messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Food Buying Club.
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Friday, July 3, 2009
Baileys Local Food Buying Club - Weekly Pickup Reminder
Happy Friday!
If you put in an order this week it will be ready for you to pick up on Friday, July 3 from 3:30 until 7:00PM in Hilliard Hall at the First United Church at 16 William Street West in Waterloo.
Please note: When writing cheques, please ensure that the date is correct (it's 2009!) and that the numbers you write (digits and words) match. Also, if you make your cheque out to anything other than Bailey's Local Foods the bank won't cash it. Our volunteers will be checking more closely this week, but please help us to avoid these errors.
Some notes about this week's items:
Please enter through the white kitchen door off Caroline Street.
Due to construction on William Street you may have to cross a stream of water that runs through the parking lot. Please wear appropriate footwear to reach the church and your order!
You will find a pickup slip with your name on it listing the items that you ordered this week. Pick up all your items (including those in the fridges and freezer), check out our spontaneous table then head to our checkout area.
We will have extra items for you to purchase on our Spontaneous Table in front of the blue cupboards just in case you forgot anything. Anyone can purchase items from the Spontaneous Table. You don't even have to be a Member!
We will have cookies for sale again this week, so bring some extra change for a treat. There will be room to socialize and mingle. Expect your pick-up to take awhile.
In out checkout area, please help us and our volunteers by removing all items from your bag for the checkout process. Please be patient as this area will likely be quite busy.
We accept payment in cash or cheque (made out to Bailey's Local Foods). The total from your shopping cart is always approximate. We will try to ensure that you only pay for the items available this week as local food can sometimes be unpredictable and items that are priced by the pound are approximate on the order form.
You need to bring your own bags to carry your items home. We have boxes, but do not have any plastic bags. A limited number of cloth bags will be available for sale.
If possible, consider walking, biking or bringing a wagon to pick up your order. If you are driving, please be aware that William Street is currently closed for construction between King Street and Euclid Street. You can access the Waterloo Town Square Parking Lot by Caroline Street, Alexandra Avenue, Willis Way or King Street by the LCBO. We have been asked not to park in the church parking lot.
**Please don't forget to pick up your order! At approximately 6:30PM, if you have not picked up your order, we will call the number you provided (when you registered) with a friendly reminder. At 7:00PM we will pack up your order and add the $15 packing fee to your order total. If you have not picked up your order by 7:30PM (or when we finish cleaning up) your order will be donated - and you still get the pleasure of paying for it. We need to receive payment for this week's order before you can order for the following week.
If you are not happy with what you receive, all claims for missing/damaged items must be made at the pick-up site before 7:00PM that same day. After 7:00PM all sales are final.
Thank you,
Rachael and Nina
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Is this your first email from us?
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If you put in an order this week it will be ready for you to pick up on Friday, July 3 from 3:30 until 7:00PM in Hilliard Hall at the First United Church at 16 William Street West in Waterloo.
Please note: When writing cheques, please ensure that the date is correct (it's 2009!) and that the numbers you write (digits and words) match. Also, if you make your cheque out to anything other than Bailey's Local Foods the bank won't cash it. Our volunteers will be checking more closely this week, but please help us to avoid these errors.
Some notes about this week's items:
- HTC: Traditional Foods is going through a transition this week. We hope to fill your meat orders, but can't confirm this right now.
- Red Potatoes from Pfenning's are not available
- Raspberry jam will be available when raspberries are ready
- Garlic dills will be available in August
- Lydia did not have enough Asparagus, so Paul and Saloma will be providing enough to fill all your orders
- All of our Strawberries are from Paul and Saloma Bowman this week
- Rhubarb will be provided by Paul and Saloma this week
- Paul did not have enough Broccoli Firsts, so Lydia will be providing enough to fill all your orders
Please enter through the white kitchen door off Caroline Street.
Due to construction on William Street you may have to cross a stream of water that runs through the parking lot. Please wear appropriate footwear to reach the church and your order!
You will find a pickup slip with your name on it listing the items that you ordered this week. Pick up all your items (including those in the fridges and freezer), check out our spontaneous table then head to our checkout area.
We will have extra items for you to purchase on our Spontaneous Table in front of the blue cupboards just in case you forgot anything. Anyone can purchase items from the Spontaneous Table. You don't even have to be a Member!
We will have cookies for sale again this week, so bring some extra change for a treat. There will be room to socialize and mingle. Expect your pick-up to take awhile.
In out checkout area, please help us and our volunteers by removing all items from your bag for the checkout process. Please be patient as this area will likely be quite busy.
We accept payment in cash or cheque (made out to Bailey's Local Foods). The total from your shopping cart is always approximate. We will try to ensure that you only pay for the items available this week as local food can sometimes be unpredictable and items that are priced by the pound are approximate on the order form.
You need to bring your own bags to carry your items home. We have boxes, but do not have any plastic bags. A limited number of cloth bags will be available for sale.
If possible, consider walking, biking or bringing a wagon to pick up your order. If you are driving, please be aware that William Street is currently closed for construction between King Street and Euclid Street. You can access the Waterloo Town Square Parking Lot by Caroline Street, Alexandra Avenue, Willis Way or King Street by the LCBO. We have been asked not to park in the church parking lot.
**Please don't forget to pick up your order! At approximately 6:30PM, if you have not picked up your order, we will call the number you provided (when you registered) with a friendly reminder. At 7:00PM we will pack up your order and add the $15 packing fee to your order total. If you have not picked up your order by 7:30PM (or when we finish cleaning up) your order will be donated - and you still get the pleasure of paying for it. We need to receive payment for this week's order before you can order for the following week.
If you are not happy with what you receive, all claims for missing/damaged items must be made at the pick-up site before 7:00PM that same day. After 7:00PM all sales are final.
Thank you,
Rachael and Nina
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Special Strawberry Offering!
And we thought that strawberry season was over!
Paul and Saloma are able to fill your berry orders for this week and still have an additional 40 flats of organic strawberries available for this Friday! If you would like to freeze berries, make jam or just eat them while they are in season, this is your chance.
For our Canada Day Special we are offering flats of 6 1-litre boxes for $30. You have until noon on Thursday to order yours. Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
If we have extras we will let you know in Thursday's reminder email and you can invite your friends to buy them from the spontaneous table. The spontaneous price will be $33 per flat.
Happy Canada Day!
Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Is this your first email from us?
Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
You are receiving Nina's messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Food Buying Club.
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Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
Paul and Saloma are able to fill your berry orders for this week and still have an additional 40 flats of organic strawberries available for this Friday! If you would like to freeze berries, make jam or just eat them while they are in season, this is your chance.
For our Canada Day Special we are offering flats of 6 1-litre boxes for $30. You have until noon on Thursday to order yours. Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
If we have extras we will let you know in Thursday's reminder email and you can invite your friends to buy them from the spontaneous table. The spontaneous price will be $33 per flat.
Happy Canada Day!
Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Is this your first email from us?
Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
You are receiving Nina's messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Food Buying Club.
If you do not wish to receive Nina's messages in the future, please uncheck the Nina's messages box associated with your email address in Account Settings at https://www.100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/account.php
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
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